Mayor Sam Cooper said a section of the Boardwalk between Grenoble Place and the Henlopen Hotel suffered major damage after the dunes protecting the boards was breached. Cooper said once the dunes were overcome, water was able to get underneath the Boardwalk structure and lift the boards loose. The city has closed the Boardwalk in this area to foot traffic.
Cooper said besides the north end of the Boardwalk and some spots near Maryland Avenue, the Boardwalk was largely undamaged other than washed up sand. However, the dunes have been almost completely eroded by the storm.
City officials will be holding discussions in the coming days as to how to repair the damage. The Boardwalk was mostly built with federal stimulus money in 2009, and Cooper said money for rebuilding could come as a result of federal disaster funds. He said the city would work through Sussex County to get a damage assessment to determine what kind of help Rehoboth could get for recovery.
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I sure hope ireton and his friend made it out safely
ReplyDeleteBuilt in haste because free money was offered.m
ReplyDeleteThis is what you get with that.
Now, do we keep rebuilding a bad plan, or redesign and build something out of harm's way?